Alexander Dey
New Hyde Park,New York
Summary
Knowledgeable Product Development Manager adept at collaborating with team members and other departments to produce high-quality products that drive company growth.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a strong ability to oversee projects from concept through to production, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently met. My background includes collaborating closely with design, merchandising, and production teams to translate creative visions into tangible products, while also managing cost analysis and vendor communications to optimize quality and efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Development Manager | Runway Handbags and Small Leather Goods
Tory Burch
New York, NY
03.2025 - Current
- Oversee the end-to-end handbag development lifecycle, from concept to delivery, ensuring deadlines and key milestones are met
- Collaborate with design to interpret and translate creative vision into executable product that aligns with divisional strategies and commercial priorities
- Work closely with cross-functional teams throughout the development cycle to resolve material, technical or supplier issues that could impact production
- Work cross-functionally with design, merchandising and production teams to ensure timely product launch and alignment with business goals
- Lead costing analysis by evaluating product cost breakdowns, ensuring adherence to target and identifying opportunities for cost optimization without compromising quality
- Identify, resolve, or escalate product, cost, or execution issues to ensure alignment with design, merchandising, production and final goals
- Ensure all products meet brand quality standards
- Manage sample development communication and tracking with vendors to ensure quality and on time shipments throughout all sample phases
- Oversee creation and approval of BOMs and tech packs, ensuring accuracy, completeness, cost targets, compliance and readiness for production
- Ensure production tech packs, standards and materials are production ready at of of order placement
- Utilize Centric PLM to create and issue samples across multiple vendors
- Evaluate samples and materials for accuracy against specifications. Report on deviations and errors
- Review vendor sample evaluation reports with design and merchandising teams to determine risks. Aim to eliminate or mitigate risks for production
- Oversee tracking of all samples. Alert cross functional partners of any delays and alerting the trade compliance team if necessary
- Coordinate with manufacturing partners, cross-functional teams and direct reports to manage spec turnover within the calendar to ensure timeliness of protos, SMS and confirmation samples
- Document needed product details within Centric PLM to ensure an accurate stream of product specifications to the customer
- Coordinate wear testing, analyze results and escalate risks or corrective actions as needed
Product Development Sr. Associate | Runway Handbags and Small Leather Goods
Tory Burch
03.2023 - 03.2025
Product Development Associate | Mainline Small Leather Goods
Tory Burch
04.2021 - 03.2023
Product Development Assistant | Mainline Small Leather Goods
Tory Burch
04.2018 - 03.2021
Product Development Coordinator | MTMU Handbags
Anne Klein
02.2016 - 02.2018
- Managed sample requests and tracking through development phases
- Update daily development communication charts with overseas vendor
- Track and check in all prototypes and showroom samples
- Organize and maintain the product closets and material library
- Coordinate sending daily package and tracking information
- Manage wear test process each market
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Pace University
New York, NY06-2013
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Product lifecycle management
- Cost analysis
- International vendor communication
- International vendor travel
- BOM management
- Sample management
- Risk assessment
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Effective communication skills
Timeline
Product Development Manager | Runway Handbags and Small Leather Goods
Tory Burch
03.2025 - Current
Product Development Sr. Associate | Runway Handbags and Small Leather Goods
Tory Burch
03.2023 - 03.2025
Product Development Associate | Mainline Small Leather Goods
Tory Burch
04.2021 - 03.2023
Product Development Assistant | Mainline Small Leather Goods
Tory Burch
04.2018 - 03.2021
Product Development Coordinator | MTMU Handbags
Anne Klein
02.2016 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Arts -
Pace University